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D. A. H OUSEB.

. WHEEL PLOW.

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UNITE STATES PATENT 'OFFICE.

DAVID A. HOUSER, OF OTTAWA, KANSAS.

WHEEL-PLOW.

S PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,263, datedSeptember 18, 1900.

Application filed March 29,1900. Serial No. 10,672. \No model.)

T0 at whom it mag concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID A. HOUSER,a citizen of the United-States,residing at Ottawa, in the county of Franklin and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Whee1- Plow, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is an improved wheel-plow of the class known generally asthree-wheel plows, in which a frame supported on wheels is designed tosupport the plow not only while elevated above the ground, but also inall of its various adjustments, and especially to support the plow inoperation in order to lighten the draft thereof.

One object of my invention is to provide a wheel-plow in which theplowshare is adapted to be adjusted pivotally on the standard and causedto operate at any desired inclination in the furrow.

A further object of my invention is to pro vide a plow in which theshare is adapted to be obliquely disposed to any desired degree withreference to the standard, so as to widen or narrow the furrow made bythe plow at will.

A further object of my invention is to pro'-' vide an improved lever andconnections for raising and lowering the plow.

A further object of my invention is to provide an improved lever andconnections for tilting the plow on its standard.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in thepeculiar construction and combination of devices hereinafter fully setforth, and pointed out in the claims.

The supporting-frame 1 is provided on the" land side with the lateralprojecting portions 2, on which is carried the seat-bar 3 and in whichis mounted the crank-axle 4 of the land side supporting-wheel 5; A lever6 is secured to and projects from said crank-axle and is secured at anydesired adjustment by means of the spring-pressed detent 7, whichengages a segment rack-plate 8, with which the outer side of the part 2of the frame is provided. The side bar 9 of the frame is vprovided atits front end with a lateral extension 10, forming a bracket, to whichis bolted a vertical tubular bearing 11 for the standard-bar 12, whichis swiveled therein, has its lower end outturned to form thesupporting-spindle for the inclined front furrowwheel 13, and at itsupper end is provided with the tiller-head 14. At the rear end of theframe 1 is bolted a vertical tubular bearing 15, in which is likewiseswiveled a similar standard-bai- 16, on the lower portion of which ismounted an inclined furrow-wheel 17 and at the upper end of which is atillerbar 18, on which is secured-a yoke-plate 19. Said yoke-plate isprovided with bearings 20 for a connecting-rod 21, the front end ofwhich is pivotally connected to the inner side of the tiller-head 14:,as shown. A coiled extensile spring 22 on the said connectingrod 21bears between the forward bearing 20 and a tension-nut 23, which isscrewed on the rear threaded portion of said connectingrod, the functionof said spring being to normally restrain longitudinal movement oftherod 21 and to permit either of the standardbars 13 16 to turn so asto clear their respective wheels of obstructions which may beencountered.

It will be understood that by means of the independently pivotedstandards of the wheels 13 17 said wheels act as caster-wheels to permitthe wheel-plow to be drawIi-in any desired direction, and, moreover,that when said plow is turned said wheels adjust themselvesconcentrically to the vertical axis of the land-wheel 5 and enable theplow to be turned in a very short space.

.The plow-beam 24 is of the steel or iron beam type in which thestandard 25 is formed integrallytherewith; but for the purposes of thisspecification said standard and said beam are separately designated. Thefront end of the standard is provided with a lateral clevis 26, andimmediately in rear of said clevis is an inverted U -shaped shoe 27which is bolted to the plow-beam, as at 28, and extends above the beamfor a suitable distance, and through said shoe and the front ends of thebars which form the sides of the frame llextends a bolt 29, which formsa pivotal. connection between the front end of the beam and the frontend of the supporting-frame 1. The landside-plate 30 of the plowshare 31is pivotally connected to the lower end of the stand.-

ard 25 by a bolt 26, which boltalso extends through a somewhat enlargedopening 32 in a bar 33, which is substantially parallel. with thelandside-plate and extends rearward beyond the rear end of the latter,the rear end of the landside-plate being bent toform an. offset 34,which bears against the bar 33 and is bolted thereto, as at 35. Abrace-bar'36 has one end bolted to the under side of the moldboard, asat 37, and.:the .othen endpthereof secured to the bar 33 by the bolt 35.The opening in. the lower end of the standard, through which1the pivotalbolt26 passes-,is sufliciently large to enable. thesaid. boltzto playloosely in said opening, and. hencethe plowshare is adapted to beadgjnsted'obliquely with reference to its standard. and. the beann Awedge-key 38 is interposed between the lower portion of thestandard25and theopl posing side of the landside" 30,.saidiwedge key.being securedin position by. thebolt26 and a bolt 39, which pass throughslotted: openings 40, with. which said wedge-key. is provided. By movingthe latten longitudi+ nally in. onedirection: or theotheuthe plow.-sharemay be more or less obliquely disposed with reference to theplow-beam, and hence caused to cut a furrow of greater or. less. width,as may be desired. Whom the plow hasbeen adjusted, the bolts26t 39 aretights ened, so as tofirmly seattheakey in place.

Itwill be understood; from. the foregoing description and by referenceto the drawingsthat by reason of the plowshare being pivot allyconnected toits standard-.onfthe bolt 26* theplowshare is adapted to bedisposedihorizontally or. tilted or inclined to. any appropriate anglevertically as. may be desired. To accomplish vertical adjustment oftheplow, I provide a lever 41, whichis mounted. on the frame 1, as at42, and is-providedwith a.rearwardly-extending crank-armew; which isconnected to the plow-standardby. alink. 43, said link being pivotallyconnected tosaid" cranksarm and to said. standard, asat; 4. L. 45. Thelever 41 has avertically-movable.detent. 46, which engagesasegment-.raek. 4.7 and: is; adapted to secure the lever: at anyadjustment, and thus support theplow. when: the same is raised or. lowered,and the said detent 46 is connected to a grip 4.8-, with which the lever41 is provided, by a link 49. By means of, the grip thedetent maybemoved into or out of engagement with the-segment-raok, as Will bereadily understood. In order to adapt. the lever to be firmly.lockediwhemthe plow has been adjusted vertically in. operative.position, I provide a cam 50, which ispivoted. tothe lever 41 at a pointimmediately below thegripAS andis adapted to bel-turned so asi toengagesaid grip and lockthesame against ceases movement, and; hence preventthe detent from being displaced from the notch in the segment with whichit is engaged. The said cam has an operating-lever 51, which projectstherefrom.

To enable the plow to be tilted on its pivotbolt 26, I-provide a lever52, which is fulcrumed on the bolt 42, that serves also as the i pi.vot.for the lever 41, and said lever 52 has a rearwardly-extendin gcrank-arm 53, on which is a cross-head 54, that is adapted to be adjnsted to any required position. on said cranlv arm and has a set-screw55, whereby it may be set when-adjusted. A link-bar 56 is piv= otallyconnected to the said cross-head and i to the bar 33 attheheel oftheplow, as shown. 3 Theleven i -l carriesra segment-rack 57., which isengagediby-aspring-pressed detent 58, with which lever. 52 is proyidedk,and. hence said lever 52 maybe locked at any required ad'- justment whenthe plowshare is set or inclined on the standard.

Having thus describeds my invention, I claim-- 1. In a wheehplowtheicombination witha supporting-frame, of a. plow having itsbeamptvotally connected: to. the frame. and the adapted; to be inclined;vertically adjusted with relation to said standard;. and the.adjusting-levers having their pivots in line with each. other-,onaefsaid adjlisting-leversbei'ng connected to the=plowsbeam .andtlieotlierbeing adapted to. adj net the :plowshare on. its pivot, substantially asdescribed;

2:. A plow-having the plowshare piyotally connected} to i the standard,on one side thereof, and therebyadapted. to. betilted; in the directionof itslength, said sharebeing also adapted tor tnrni laterally on vsaid. pivot,.in combination witha key wedge between the Flandside. andthe plowstandard, whereby said plowshare may be.also obliquelyadjustedwith relation 130111116 standard, substantially-as described;

nectedy to thest-andard: and, adapted to tu'rn laterally on. said: pivotin combinationwith meanstosecure said plowshare .wheni adj ustf to itspivot, substantially as describedi liwith the la-ndside anda. brace-barconnect:

;tion. with. the standard to. which. the share is pivoted, said standardbeing between the jlandside'. and; supporting-bar, means to. tilt .andverticallyadjust the share on its pivot iand means to set .saidzplow onsaid. pivot at entangle .to.the line .of draft, substantially. as;described-..

5. A=.plow. havinga share adaptedto beadjusted with. relation with itsstandard, both in vertical and. horizontal. planes, substantiallyasdescribed.

share pivotally connectedi to the standard and.

1 3. A plow having. its. share pivotally conedaboth laterally. andvertically with relation i 4:. A-plow having the share-providedwith;atbarsecured to and substantially parallel ling said: barto themoldboard,incombinm 6. In. awheelsplow, the. combination. with:

a siipporting-frame, a plow having its beam pivotally connected to thesupporting-frame, said plow being pivoted to the lower end of thestandard, a lever, to raise and lower said 5 plow, an adjusting-lever toset the plow on its pivot with relation to the standard, saidadjusting-lever having an arm, a link pivotally connected to the saidplow, and a crosshead to which the upper end of said link is 10 pivoted,said cross-head being adjustable on the said arm of said adjusting-lever, snbstan tially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID A. HOUSER.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. HARRISON, JOHN H. HoUsER.

